"Jade Nation."
His lips curled.
Jade Nation belonged to White Cloud Star—a place that had no fucking business meddling in Immortal Rain Valley.
A foreign power. A star-walking empire?
"Now why would they be sniffing around here?"
A mystery worth digging into. But—he sighed, rolling his shoulders. "Tsk. Bad luck."
"MOVE! OUT OF THE WAY!"
"What—?"
BAM!
Before he could process anything further, a stampede of disciples barreled into him, shoving him aside like he was a loose cabbage in a market brawl.
He staggered, barely catching his balance as hundreds of them charged forward, howling like lunatics on payday.
Their target?
A pack of Golden-Tailed Lions—beasts the size of pavilions, each one strong enough to tear apart warships.
And yet—
The disciples swarmed them like a pack of starving dogs chasing a fat goose.
Su Xiaobai blinked.
Then sighed.
"Did I hype them up too much?"
He chuckled, shaking his head, brushing off his sleeves—
